Hearings for important election bills are scheduled as follows:
Today, August 3:
California
- Conduct of Elections bill, A 2371 is scheduled to be read a second time today on the Senate floor. Upon receipt of a complaint of election code violations from a person, this bill directs the secretary of state to acknowledge the complaint in writing within 21 days.
- Vote by Mail bill, A 1681 is scheduled to be read a third time today on the Senate floor. This bill creates a vote-by-mail pilot program in Yolo County, California whereby voters may cast mail ballots in local elections. Any election conducted by mail before 2016 must be assessed and reported to the Legislature and the secretary of state.
- Voter Registration bill, A 2101 is scheduled to be read a third time today on the Senate floor. A person that is guilty of engaging in prohibited voter registration activities may be prohibited prohibited from receiving money or other valuable consideration for assisting another person to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration. The bill also would ban the person from receiving compensation for collecting signatures for an initiative or petition.
Wednesday, August 4:
California
- Convenience Voting/Youth Voting bill, S 970 is scheduled to be heard in Room 4202 by the Senate Appropriations Committee. For at least one general election between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2016, the secretary of state–in partnership with the county elections officials, the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges–may establish pre-Election Day voting polling places on three college campuses in the state, one University of California that has at least 20,000 registered voters, one California State University that has at least 13,000 registered voters on campus, and one community college that has at least 10,000 registered voters on campus. Each college campus would serve as the polling place for any precinct in the county’s jurisdiction.
- Election Day Registration bill, S 1140 is scheduled to be heard in Room 4202 by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Under this bill, an otherwise qualified person could register to vote on Election Day, or any earlier day when ballots are available, and then immediately vote.